Couple outfits are indeed a great weapon.
Walking on the street, pedestrians passing by will take a second look at Duan Ye and Jiang Yumo. Maybe this is why couple-themed items never lack in sales. Even if they are strangers, a glance at them, even though they don’t know them, it’s clear they are a couple.
Zhou Ji envied them so much that his eyes turned red.
Yes, he had teased Duan Ye for looking silly in that outfit, but… he also wanted to wear it.
When will he and Ning Zhiyu be like Duan Ye and that someone?
While walking, Zhou Ji counted on his fingers. According to the progress of Duan Ye and that someone, could it be that he would have to wait for three more years? Three years later, he would be twenty-one years old, almost reaching the legal marriage age. Could it be that he would really stay single until then?
That’s too tragic.
Today is a workday, and there aren’t too many visitors at the amusement park. The queues for the rides are also not very long. After riding the mine train, a group of people looked at the haunted house not far away, itching to go. Jiang Yumo was genuinely afraid of these things. Back in middle school, she was coaxed by Yan Qing and the others to visit the newly opened haunted house in Ningcheng. She was scared pale. Naturally, she declined, being the first to say, “You all can go, I’m not going into the haunted house.”
Duan Ye was beside her and after unscrewing the cap of a mineral water bottle for her, he added in a casual tone, “I’m not going either, so you guys go ahead.”
“Then we’ll go!” Zhou Ji couldn’t wait to pretend to be weak.
He was more excited than anyone else, his reactions more intense than anyone else’s.
Naturally, this caught Jiang Yumo’s attention. The girls decided to visit the restroom before entering the haunted house. Jiang Yumo followed them, holding Ning Zhiyu’s hand and whispering softly to her, “Didn’t you see how excited Zhou Ji was? He’s like the scheming villain in a TV drama, definitely up to something. He must have some bad idea.”
Ning Zhiyu chuckled at Jiang Yumo’s words.
She has become much more cheerful now, laughing out loud when she wants to, and even expressing her unhappiness when she’s not feeling well.
“I know,” Ning Zhiyu whispered to Jiang Yumo secretly.
Jiang Yumo looked slightly puzzled, “You know, then why did you still…”
Agree?
“Yumo,” Ning Zhiyu’s eyes were full of smiles, as if she was radiating light all over her body, “They might not know, but you’ve always known me, right? You know I’ve tried.”
Tried to reject him, really tried hard.
Jiang Yumo hesitated and nodded.
As a good friend, she naturally knew that Ning Zhiyu was different towards Zhou Ji. That’s why, back in Yanjing, Zhiyu seemed so lonely and said with a bitter smile that they were not from the same world. If it wasn’t love, why would Zhiyu act that way?
“But there’s no way around it,” Ning Zhiyu said with a smile. “I’ve seriously considered it too. I’m not against marriage. In the future, I definitely want to get married and have my own little family. If that’s the case, I will definitely date someone in the future. Since I’m going to date someone, I’ll definitely have a first love. So why can’t it be him? I want my first love to be someone I truly like.”
“Even if the outcome isn’t good, it’s okay,” Ning Zhiyu sighed lightly. “After all, the data shows that very few first loves actually lead to a successful relationship. They’re few and far between. So, I don’t need to put too much pressure on myself.”
She’s just one of the many, why can’t she accept such an ending?
“So brave!” Jiang Yumo looked at Ning Zhiyu in astonishment.
Therefore, in the original plot, what leads to the fate of the male and female leads is always the unwavering determination of the male lead and the bravery of the female lead. Both are indispensable.
Ning Zhiyu is incredibly brave.
“Yumo, in my heart, you are the bravest.” Ning Zhiyu looked at Jiang Yumo, “You may not know… how much you’ve influenced me.”
She gained a lot of strength from Jiang Yumo.
Accepting friendship, accepting others again, and deciding that no matter whether the outcome is good or bad, she has to learn to be a little braver in the future.
“What I just said doesn’t apply to you.” Ning Zhiyu whispered, “I don’t know why, but I’ve always felt that very few first loves bear fruit in this world, but you and Duan Ye must be one of those.”
They came out of the restroom, and Jiang Yumo still wanted to witness how Zhou Ji would react to Ning Zhiyu’s response, so she made an effort to overcome her fear of the haunted house and said, “I’ve changed my mind, I want to go in and play too.”
Duan Ye nodded, “Alright, come with me.”
Jiang Yumao nodded slightly, feeling less scared with Duan Ye by her side. She didn’t dare to go with Yan Qing and Sun Mengting, as these two could get violent when excited and scared. Yan Qing had even hit the haunted house staff before, but later bought drinks and apologized, and the staff members accepted it in the end.
Zhou Ji : “…”
What’s going on?
It would have been fine if Lao Duan went in, but with Jiang Yumo going in, he felt it might disrupt his plan.
He tugged at the corner of his lips and said, “Impressive.”
Changing her mind so quickly, only Lao Duan could handle that.
Jiang Yumao looked at Duan Ye.
Following her command, Duan Ye kicked forward and hit Zhou Ji directly. Zhou Ji winced in pain, gritting his teeth and cursing, “Lao Duan, today I’ve truly experienced what it means to prioritize love over friendship!”
Zhao Zheng and Guo Shichao burst into laughter.
Zhao Zheng said boastfully, “Brother Zhou, didn’t I teach you the manual? The first page of that manual clearly states, ‘Don’t mess with Brother Duan’s woman, did you forget?'”
Woman…
Brother Duan’s woman…
Jiang Yumo closed her eyes and shouted, “Yan Qing, release!”
Yan Qing responded, “Got it! I’ll go straighten out Zhao Zheng!”
Finally, the eight of them marched into the haunted house. To create the right atmosphere, the air conditioning inside the haunted house was turned up high. Duan Ye naturally held Jiang Yumo’s hand and protected her from behind. This haunted house was modeled after an abandoned hospital, divided into several sections, including an operating room and patient rooms… as terrifying as it could get. Duan Ye placed one hand on Jiang Yumo’s shoulder, preventing the haunted house NPCs from touching her. The eight of them passed through one challenge after another.
Zhou Ji followed closely behind Ning Zhiyu.
He was hesitant, torn between conflicting thoughts, caught in a dilemma.
Is he really going to pretend to be weak? Or should he not?
Would pretending to be weak make her disdain and laugh at him?
When they finally reached the most horrifying patient room, Zhou Ji gritted his teeth and glanced back. Duan Ye’s hand was on Jiang Yumo’s shoulder, as if they were embracing each other! Fine, just look at what Lao Duan did, what’s the point of face? What can a man achieve with face? What can face really bring?
“Um.”
He reached out and poked Ning Zhiyu’s arm.
Ning Zhiyu turned to look at him, “What’s up?”
“Yes,” Zhou Ji lowered his head, deliberately lowering his voice a bit. Thinking about Jiang Yumo’s expressions and actions while watching horror movies that day, he felt that learning even a tenth of what the Sister did would be sufficient for him. “I… am a little scared.”
Ning Zhiyu seemed to chuckle.
He didn’t know how long it had been, but Zhao Zheng was urging them from the front all the while, then Ning Zhiyu gazed steadily at him and reached out her hand, saying, “Here, take my hand.”
“Don’t be afraid,” she said.
Zhou Ji was completely stunned, as if someone had pressed his acupoint.
He looked at the hand in front of him, feeling foolish and unsure how to react.
But then, a ghost NPC lying on a sickbed couldn’t bear it anymore, sat up abruptly, pushed aside their long hair, and said, “Brother, hold her hand, hold it! If you miss this opportunity, you won’t get another!”
Jiang Yumo was startled by this sudden action from the staff member.
Duan Ye quickly grabbed her, reassuring her, “It’s alright, it’s alright.”
Jiang Yumo exclaimed, “Scared me! Sitting up all of a sudden like that!”
Zhou Ji, taken aback by this unexpected turn of events, nervously held Ning Zhuyu’s hand for a moment. His heart raced, and he was overwhelmed with joy. From birth until now, there had never been a moment as happy as this. His expression of happiness was quite unique. When Ning Zhuyu finally couldn’t take it anymore and pulled her hand away, he wasn’t disappointed. He went running to each bed in the ward, hugging the staff members one by one.
“Thank you!”
“Thank you!!”
Jiang Yumo stood in the ward, dumbfounded. It was the first time she had ever witnessed such a scene. The ghost NPCs were actually startled by Zhou Ji, not knowing what to say. All they could do was awkwardly smile and say, “You’re welcome, it’s what we should do…”
The staff member who had initially encouraged Zhou Ji to hold hands chuckled, “Brother, it’s time to confess!! Why are you just standing there!”
Jiang Yumo : “…”
Seriously… confess in a haunted house?
Why do guys have such unique thought processes?
Also, Zhou Ji is the same. How could there be such a foolish person? Who gave him this idea?
Zhou Ji stumbled back to Ning Zhiyu’s side. Ning Zhiyu was already speechless. She had thought he might pretend to be delicate or act like a hero, but she hadn’t expected things to develop in this direction. Why did… all the haunted house staff come over?
People from other sections heard the commotion and gathered around. The dimly lit room was filled with various kinds of ‘ghosts.’
There were Eastern and Western ghosts, all with terrifying appearances.
The situation came too suddenly, the surprise came too suddenly. Zhou Ji’s mind went blank for a moment. He couldn’t come up with a good confession line. He could only look at Ning Zhi Yu and say, “Zhiyu,” and then he didn’t know what else to say. He turned his head and looked at Duan Ye and Jiang Yumo. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, “I can wash dishes without eating in the future…”
Ning Zhiyu could only sigh helplessly and ended up bursting into laughter.
Jiang Yumo snorted softly, “Plagiarist, plagiarist!!”
Even in confessing, Zhou Ji had to copy her and Duan Ye’s couple outfit!
He has no originality at all! It’s just that Zhiyu is beautiful and kind-hearted. Otherwise, Zhou Ji would definitely be single forever!
All the ‘ghosts’ spoke in unison, “Agree to him! Agree to him!!”
It was extremely eerie…
It was the first time they had encountered a love confession in a haunted house. Of course, after being ‘ghosts’ for so long, they could all see that this girl also liked this boy, otherwise they wouldn’t have ‘cheered.’
Jiang Yumo held Duan Ye’s hand, trying to tiptoe and whisper to him.
He seemed to have sensed it and bent down before her, taking the initiative. It was a habit, ingrained in his bones.
“It’s so strange, I feel like I won’t be afraid to come to haunted houses in the future.” Jiang Yumo’s laughter and breath sprayed on his ear, ticklish and tingly.
After this experience, Jiang Yumo thought that she might even overcome her fear of watching horror movies. This group of ‘ghosts’ was just too weird and funny.
Duan Ye also laughed, “We should give Zhou Ji some credit for this.”